The Currency analytics
By dan saada
NEAR, FIL, ICP, RENDER, and TAO kept building through February's brutal crypto selloff. These AI-focused projects didn't pause development when prices tanked across the board,…
NEAR Protocol hit a major milestone this month with its protocol upgrade going live. The network now processes transactions faster and runs more efficiently, which matters a lot…
Markets don't care about tech upgrades right now.
FILECOIN keeps pushing its decentralized storage vision forward despite the pain. The project added serious storage capacity this month, partnering with data centers to expand…
ICP rolled out new developer tools that make blockchain app building way easier. Dominic Williams, DFINITY's founder, showed off these tools at a San Francisco conference on…
RENDER Network dropped a beta version of its new rendering engine. Digital artists who tested it can't stop talking about the speed improvements.
Jules Urbach, OTOY's CEO and the brain behind RENDER, said feedback has been "overwhelmingly positive" since the February 25 beta launch.
TAO surprised everyone by finishing a major consensus mechanism update. Most people haven't even heard of TAO, but the project's been quietly building solid tech.
And these projects keep building while Bitcoin and Ethereum struggle to find direction. The broader crypto market lost over $200 billion in value during February, but NEAR, FIL,…
Community reactions are all over the place. Some investors think these projects are wasting money on development during a bear market.
NEAR's annual developer conference is set for March 15 in Lisbon. Polosukhin will give a keynote about upcoming features and partnerships.
FILECOIN's pilot program with a major tech company starts next month. Protocol Labs won't say which company, but the pilot will test whether decentralized storage can handle…
Trading volumes for all five tokens remain depressed compared to 2025 levels. NEAR's daily volume is down 70%, while RENDER sees maybe 10% of its peak trading activity.
No major exchanges have announced listing changes for these projects. Binance, Coinbase, and other big platforms seem focused on surviving the regulatory crackdown rather than…
RENDER's full rendering engine launch is planned for late March. The community is watching closely to see if the performance gains from the beta version carry over to the…